Woman who worked on ex-state senator's campaign arrested in connection to her death

By Caroline Linton

Updated on: June 15, 2019 / 8:59 PM
/ CBS News

Arrest made in death of Arkansas politician

An Arkansas woman has been arrested in connection to the homicide of former state senator Linda Collins-Smith, state police said Friday. Rebecca Lynn O'Donnell, 48, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, is currently in custody and charges are pending, police said.

Collins-Smith's remains were found outside her home in Pocahontas on June 4. Police have not yet released how she was killed.

Collins-Smith's former communications director, Ken Yang, told CBS Little Rock affiliate KTHV O'Donnell was a friend of the late senator and had worked on her most recent campaign.